Nova '78
The story
East Village, New York, 1978. William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Frank Zappa, Allen Ginsberg, and other brilliant minds come together in an explosion of ideas, art, and rebellion.
Cast & crew
William S. Burroughs
Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa
Self (archive footage)
Laurie Anderson
Self (archive footage)
Anne Waldman
Self (archive footage)
Patti Smith
Self (archive footage)
Julia Heyward
Self (archive footage)
John Giorno
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
John Cage
Self (archive footage)
Merce Cunningham
Self (archive footage)
Brion Gysin
Self (archive footage)
Philip Glass
Self (archive footage)
Timothy Leary
Self (archive footage)
Lenny Kaye
Self (archive footage)
Rodrigo Areias
Director
Aaron Brookner
Director, Producer
Paula Alvarez Vaccaro
Producer
Paulo Furtado
Music
Howard Brookner
Cinematography
James A. Lebovitz
Cinematography
Tom DiCillo
Cinematography